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NASCAR driver Danica Patrick on her racing career and how the economic recovery impacts NASCAR.
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They don't get much different than Dayton Ohio ahead -- I believe me I'm out before we get to do to to -- latest venture I want to talk about the economy we had a jobs report number out today is extraordinarily disappointing.
In almost all facets of our economy beginning to that you don't -- be lackluster.
Is that impacting NASCAR and the -- -- Well of course -- now in the economy's not good obviously that.
We we deal and a sponsor driven world so.
So I feel very fortunate to have the support that I do.
But.
With godaddy -- obviously with Coke Coca-Cola and Coke -- I'm -- night.
I'm very fortunate but definitely noticing also notice at the racetrack you know in the stands -- 100% -- I mean there's there's lots -- merchandise trailers there's lots of signs of of when the economy is coming back -- going away in I don't know I mean I feel like I feel like overall though that it's.
I'm optimistic I think things are things are gonna come back sooner than later but obviously.
You guys get the real numbers.
We do get the real numbers and believe they were all hopeful that it comes back.
Well you have a new project the social media project tell us about it.
Well.
I'm not gonna be in the Coke -- 400 on Saturday night which is the Sprint Cup race.
I'm going to be in the nation might -- son on Friday night tonight but but tomorrow I'm going to be a digital correspondent for Coke zero and I'm -- Be taking over their Twitter page and I'm gonna be posting videos send photos and updates in all kinds of things and -- And having some fun with some -- fans.
While I think you're gonna do this yourself you're gonna be up -- type in a way and then -- posted pictures and all this stuff on.
Yeah yeah I know how to do that have my and fitter pays -- I.
I mean I'm you know I'm -- -- -- but wasn't pound sign the right things but.
-- -- -- -- can help because of course a lot of big stars had a whole group and handlers and someone else does or updates but it's great to hear that you're gonna actually do what they handled by the way.
It's at what Coke zero -- zero OK and you know what's and I'll probably check it out myself what what kind of questions do you expect.
That you'll have to deal with.
Why -- you and the raise them.
I'm sure you know people -- -- an assistant definite fascination.
With you know the behind the scenes aspect of things and what it's really like and what it looks like in the experience of it and you know that's what I and they're gonna do is to be able to expose that and give people that and and you know people of photos on Twitter.
You know I'm always fascinated how you don't back down whether in the race car out of the -- star.
When you think someone is messed up -- you the pulled back then at all that's why you have a lot of fans good luck with the project we appreciate it.
Thank you very --
